Programs of Study

Technical Electives for Options and Concentrations

The Department offers the chemical engineering student a traditional program as well as formal options in Biological Engineering, Nanomaterials Engineering, Nuclear Engineering and Paper Engineering and concentrations in Engineered Materials and Computer-Aided-Process Design and Controls. A student who wishes to obtain a minor in chemistry would have to take only one additional advanced chemistry course.

The biological engineering option is designed to prepare the student for work in the biopharmaceutical or biotechnology industry. One technical elective is required and must be selected from the following list of courses.

Nanomaterials Engineering Option
The nanomaterials engineering option is designed to prepare the student to work in a materials related industry. One technical electives are required and must be selected from the following list of courses.

Elective Courses (choose four)

cr.

10.450

Nanoscale Transport Phenomena for Manufacturing Nanodevices

3

10.523

Nanodevices and Electronic Materials

3

10.524

Self-assembly and Nanotechnology

3

10.541

Nanocharacterization by SEM, TEM and AFM

3

16.710

Selected Topics: Nanoeletcronics

3

25.550

Introduction to Nanotechnology

3

22.553

MEMS & Microsystems

3

22.570/26.589

Polymer Nanocomposites

3

XX.XXX

Approved Technical Elective

3

Nuclear Engineering Option

The nuclear engineering option consists of a sequence of four courses that are specifically designed to give a traditional chemical engineer concentrated training in a variety of nuclear technologies. The course selection integrates the key nuclear-related subjects usually taken as part of an undergraduate degree program in nuclear engineering. The four-course sequence is designed to be taken during the junior and senior years, one course per semester. These courses satisfy the technical and chemical engineering elective requirements in the curriculum. One technical elective is required and must be selected from the following list of courses.

Elective Courses (choose one)

cr.

24.435/496

Undergraduate Directed Studies

3

24.505

Reactor Physics

3

24.506

Special Topics in Reactor Physics

3

24.507

Reactor Engineering and Safety

3

24.514

Chemical and Nuclear Waste

3

98.514

MCNP for Radiological Sciences

3

XX.XXX

Approved Technical Electrive

3

Paper Engineering Option

The Paper Engineering Option consists of four courses that are designed to give chemical engineers training in the processing and testing of paper and paper-like materials in order to prepare them for work in the paper industry. The courses required for the option are to be selected from the areas of advanced chemistry, materials or materials characterization or environmental sciences. The choice of electives should be directed towards materials or processes that are used in the paper industry. Course selection must be approved by the Paper Engineering program coordinator.